Tag Archives: Wired

X Isn’t a Super App. It’s Just Twitter

Twitter’s rebrand to X is both a bad joke and an attempt by Elon Musk to realize his decades-long ambition for an all-conquering super app.

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It’s Getting Harder for the Government to Secretly Flag Your Social Posts

Social apps prioritize content moderation tips from governments and online watchdogs. A US court ruling and a new EU law could restrict the practice, but they still leave loopholes.

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Everyone Wants Ukraine’s Battlefield Data

Global companies are offering free products to get access to live combat data. The Ukrainian government wants to keep this resource for its own emerging defense industry.

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5 Ways ChatGPT Can Improve, Not Replace, Your Writing

Generate your own text—but get help from the AI bot to make it stand out.

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Wild Donkeys Are on the Vanguard of Ukraine’s Ecological Recovery

Maybe one tweak: Ecologists in Ukraine are reintroducing kulans and other species to the steppes to help recover the war-ravaged ecoystem. It’s worked before—at Chernobyl.

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Please Stop Asking Chatbots for Love Advice

We get it, relationships are hard. But asking ChatGPT how to do emotions is not going to work. Here are some better ideas.

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Almost 50 Years Into the Crypto Wars, Encryption’s Opponents Are Still Wrong

Attempts by the US and UK to require backdoors in secure messaging apps are a huge step in the wrong direction. Right now, we need more encryption, not less.

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A Leaked Memo Shows TikTok Knows It Has a Labor Problem

Internal TikTok documents reveal that the company is preparing for scrutiny of its supply chain. This comes after a Kenyan judge cleared the way for moderators to sue Meta.

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AI Giants Pledge to Allow External Probes of Their Algorithms, Under a New White House Pact

Leading AI developers including Google and OpenAI promised the Biden administration to check for problems such as biased output. The agreement is not legally binding.

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Don’t Ask Dumb Robots If AI Will Destroy Humanity

Robots like Sophia are impressive to look at, but don’t let their humanlike facial expressions trick you into thinking these machines are intelligent.

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